Walt wrote, of the vinyl issue: > doesnt anyone miss the city side/sea side chapters of song to a > seagull? doesnt anyone think its exciting to end a side with hejira > and start another with sharon? these subtlties are totally lost now > with cds.
I agree, Walt. What about the four sides of DJRD? There were "stories" to be told with vinyl albums, and the sides were the chapters. The moods changed from side 1 to side 2, etc. Look at "Clouds": on side 1 we have "I Don't Know Where I Stand," but by side 2 it's "I Think I Understand." Okay, I'm simplifying, but yes, I really do miss the chapter effect. > and while i don't agree that ticks and pops add much Actually, I sort of like those ticks and pops, if only for the nostalgia. I don't often play my vinyl albums, but I enjoy the entire process when I do: removing the album, tilting (and flipping and tilting) it to check condition, placing it on the turntable, cleaning it, setting the needle up (fiddling with the turntable speed on those units with the strobe) ... Those days are gone, though (like the days of sifting seeds from a new bag). > at about the freakin art of the jackets? That was my initial complaint when cds first came about. I really, really miss that. I can't imagine kids displaying cd booklets on their walls the way many of us displayed album covers. And you don't walk into your friend's apartment now and see cds leaning against a crate. If you did, you'd barely notice them. I enjoy cds for their convenience, but (for me) it's simply not as exciting to buy and open and play a new cd as it was to do those things with a new LP. Things are just too pristine these days. Lori ~
